magicmilner wrote:I thought they improved the controls in the Xbox version? I think, in general, games from the N64 era don't hold up well at all unless they have been given a remaster

Blast Corps is pretty strawberry floating fun. Never played it before this collection. Challenging game, but satisfying when you figure out what to do. It was probably the game I enjoyed most from Rare Replay.

Just started Blast Corps on Sunday. The strawberry floating dump truck controls. strawberry floating christ almighty. I probably haven't touched the game since the month it came out 19 years ago so I completely forgot about how this absolute piece of gooseberry fool handles. Almost ruins the game. It just doesn't make any sense the way it moves when you slide. I can't wrap my head around it.

chalkitdown wrote:Just started Blast Corps on Sunday. The strawberry floating dump truck controls. strawberry floating christ almighty. I probably haven't touched the game since the month it came out 19 years ago so I completely forgot about how this absolute piece of gooseberry fool handles. Almost ruins the game. It just doesn't make any sense the way it moves when you slide. I can't wrap my head around it.

However, "time to get moving!" That brings back fond memories.

It took me years to get to grips with that dump truck but when you do it is super satisfying to use.

chalkitdown wrote:Just started Blast Corps on Sunday. The strawberry floating dump truck controls. strawberry floating christ almighty. I probably haven't touched the game since the month it came out 19 years ago so I completely forgot about how this absolute piece of gooseberry fool handles. Almost ruins the game. It just doesn't make any sense the way it moves when you slide. I can't wrap my head around it.

However, "time to get moving!" That brings back fond memories.

It took me years to get to grips with that dump truck but when you do it is super satisfying to use.

Finished Blast Corps tonight after spending nearly 2 strawberry floating hours on ONE strawberry floating MISSION! Goddamn the controls and everything to do with movement in this game. How did I not go insane back when I originally played this? I'd love to see a new game of this ilk with controls that don't suck, a decent camera and non-shite collision detection.

Overall I did actually enjoy it despite the bloody ridiculous difficulty spikes towards the end.

Lucien wrote:Are there any games people would recommend in the collection/not recommend? I've played literally none of them.

Some of the older titles have dated somewhat (I found Snake Rattle and Roll to be almost unplayable) but most of them have some merit. I'd recommend dipping into the Snapshot feature, these are bite-sized mini games based on features of these titles and are really compulsive. If you find you enjoy a particular title then the full game is obviously available as well.

As for the more recent stuff; Banjo, Perfect Dark, Blast Corps, Kameo and Viva Piñata TIP are my favorites.